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REPLY TO W. L. RUTLEDGE.

Through the request of Bro. Rob.
isOn and his friends, we give the
following from the Arkansas Meth.
Odist :"
"ln this town we end the home of
our brother, who has been acting as
Arkansas evangelist for the last two
summers, and some Of the brethren
will remember that last summer. as
we'll as the summer before, i ex expressed
myself truly and fully about this man;
and now | want you to compare the
following facts with the statements l
made last summer and the summer
before, and see if you are not now of
the same opinion | was then. Besides
other things we could say and prove,
it is enough to say that this man is
now running, in connection with a sa>
loon, a sportmen's hotel on Reelfoot
Lake, in Yves. Tennessee. One d. u.
of Memphis Conference asks me to say
to the Arkansas people, for him, that
this man never had enough of relig-
ion to measure two by four And l
will add that the Doctor is we'll &C,
quainted with this man, and knew
what he was talking about. And /
want to say, in the language of the
Doctor, that had rather hold nv
own gun and DO my own shooting than
to send for some professional dead.
beat and if l cannot get some of my
brethren in the ministry, who knoS i,
and who are kno"n by everybody,
and known to be good men and in the
regular work of pastor or an evan.
gelist indeed, and not running over
the country, seeking for place where
they can impose themselves on con.
gregatiOn, l am going to hold my own
gun and do my own shooting. The
good Lord has given me a tongue
and good pair of lungs, and as
long as he will let me l am going to
use them in giving my people the
truths of the gospel and | believe
that wherever this is done souls will
be converted" w. E. RUTLEDGE.
In the above quotation, taken from
the Arkansas Methodist, you will find
one assertion called fact BY the wri,
ter, THAT Cor this MANI is now run.
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MILAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
GREAT JACKSON ROUTE.

Monthly Report of the Superintendent.
Gentlemen of the Board of Education:
With this months report ends the
first half of the scholastic year. The
amount OF work laid out for each
grade before the schools commenced
has however not been quite half &c.
complished, save in the first two of the
primary. This is due partly. to the
fact that many scholars entered so ir
regularly, some two aud even four
weeks after the term hogan, that
classes were hindered by the introduce
ton of new pupils, for whom reviews
were obliged to be held. The inter.
ruption of the Christmas holidays
has also made some review work nec-
essary. But by the next quarterly
examination we hope to reach point
in all the grades where We can expect
to complete the years assigned course.
The per cent. of scholarship of the
higher grades are IN the whole salts
factory, when the lack of thorough
drill 10 pas work is taken into the
account. l find the average scholarship
in the intermediate, Grammar and
High School grades come very near
20 on the scale of 100. This after
two years of graded school 'work can
be raised from IS to 80, at the same
time insuring thorOughness of work.
Some of our best scholars in the up
per grades have, during a part of the
past month, been detained at home
from illness and other causes and may
not be able to re-enter during the
school year. Their places have in
nearly every instance been taken by
new pupils who entered after the holi,
days, so that about every sitting is at
present occupied.
ENROLMENT.
The entire enrolment for the school
wear thus far is as follows:
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Watch Lost.

On Wednesday morning, Dec. 18th,
the Rev. l.. F. Written lost silver
watch either in Milan or on the south
bound |. G passenger train. 1t is =
double case watch, sold by e. P.
Barnes, Louisville, KY, No. of the
works 50, 527, and the case No. E 10.
The watch was given him by his
brother on bis death bed, and be pri-
zes it on that account. A suitable re.
ward will be paid for it's return to this
Office, or to the Rev. L. F. Written,
Birmingham, Ala.
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TARDIES.

The tardies Of the past month has
been rs follows:
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-01-22

ming, III connection Win '
sportsmen's hotel on ReelfOot Lake, il
West Tennessee. As soon as | heard
what he had said about me l wrote
him, and received q letter from hin
in return, and here is a statement II
it: II have never yet said you were
saloon keeper, though did hear
while | was in Milan, that there wal
q certain evangelist whose home is in
Milan, on Reelfoot Lake, in West
Tenn running a sportsmens hotel
which was connected with a saloon.
l heard this from as good men as Mi
Ian has" Now compare these two
statements. He heard in the last
place. In the FIRST place it was a fact
In the last place II never yet said
you were saloon keeper" In the
first place, ~ WAS in connection with
saloon, running hotel." And
now, when canght in his slanderOus
traffic, he squeaks out in his letter, the
following: "Aud while | am willing
to admit that there may be mistakes,
and misunderstanding, and misrep-
reservations, | have not lied" Ii
looks very much like it, when | can
prove by hundreds that there Was
not, is not now, nor never was saloon
connected with the hotel since owned
it. And can prove that | opened
my doors, in 7ited in the neighbors
and friends and preached tn them, mot
even allowing card playing in my
house during the time was there
In a letter, written the 18th of this
month"; he asked a brother to tell
him what | vas doing Gu ReelfOUt
Lake, aud also asked the same broth,
er to give ham the character Of this
man. After having written this arti,
Gle to the Arkansas Methodist, and
says, che knows, and can prove these
facts" he nOF wants to know VIVA!
| was doing on the lake. When
need an agent to look after my busi.
ness,and think the young man compe'
tent, l will give him the JOB, as he
seems to be doing the dirty work for
one d. ID. Of Memphis Conference.
| will just state, for the satisfaction OF
my friends, that l shall pulverize the
matter, and bring to ligh: just who
has taken this poor weak man and
made tool of him, to give vent to
their feelings, while they lay in am.
bush like a skulking midnight 6end.
| had rather these parties would burn
my house, and turn my wife and chill
dren in the street, helpless as they
are, rob me of my money, and en-.
deavOr to take my life, than lay hands
upon my character, which ruins me,
and will not do them any good.
W. NJ. Robson.
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AVERAGE ATTENDANCE.
The average attendance Of the past
month has been as follows
So 1903 2O4

This,considering the extreme wealth.
er through which we have passed this
month, and the prevalence Of more or
less sickness from colds and pneumo.
MIA, is certainly a very creditable
showing. 1t means that the atten.
dance has been about 20 per cent. of
the entire years enrollment,and about
50 per cent. Of the number at present
belonging. l am glad also to say that
| believe it indicates a real interest in
the studies, and speaks well for the
efficient work of the teachers.
TARDIES.
The tardies Of the past month has
haan uo EullOmn.
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Al % 81

Perhaps l ought to say, though l
am not very good at making excuses
for hardness, that the major part
Of the above tardies occurred on the
two cold days (MOnday and Tuesday,
after the HOLIDAYS.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-01-22
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Chae. D0dsOn, OF Humboldt,
paid Milan a short visit Sunday.
Miss Lula Barker, a charming
lady Of Atwood, is visiting Mrs. Nc
AliSter.
Miss Addie Peoples, of Millersburg.
KY, visited Miss Cora Peoples here
this week.
Prof. 7. D. Daniels, of Paragould,
Ark, mixed with his many friends
here this week.
DR.. r. I. Davidson and wife, nee
Miss Anna Turner, of Dyer, visi.
ted friends here this week.
Misses Whitehead and Liza ste>
PhensOn, Of jackson, visited Miss
Laura Williamson this week.
]. F. Hale, with bis fathers family,
of Covington, moved here this week
and expects to make this his home in
the future.
Misses Broomy and Cary Loving,
who have been visiting friends and
relatives in Brownsville, returned
home Sunday.
Messrs. Eli N. Stone, S. H. Hale,
V. L. Ware and the editor of this
paper went to the Inauguration of
Gov Taylor in Nashville last Monday.
Prof. W. B. Sheriff., former pres
ident of Bethel College, and Miss
Mollie Hart were married in McKen.
zie last Wednesday. Rev. W. w.
Adams and Miss Marie Witt were
married the same day. The latter
bride is sister of Mrs. Graham, of
our city.
Mr.. A. Killough, late county super.
intendent, is a candidate for state su&
Perintendent of public instruction,
and MS friends hope he he may succeed.
We think, as Gibson county pays the
largest school tax in the stale, and
has lead for many years, that she is
entitled to the honor.
Nashville American: Capt. s. h.
Hale, of Milan, visited Nashville this
week 70 witness the inauguration and
meet with his many friends. Can't.
Hale is one of Gibson County's livest
and most popular citizens and is noted
for his fidelity to his friends and
devotion to principle. He is q staunch
democrat and came down to witpes.
the triumph of democracy.
Mr.. V. L. Ware, a we'll known At.
tOrney Of this city, last Monday re-.
ceived the three votes of our senator
and representatives in caucus for u.
s. senator. The compliment was
appreciated by him as an evidence of
their good will. The American on
Wednesday published picture of Mr..
Ware, with the following sketch:
Hon. Vernon L. Ware, the gentle.
man nominated for the Senate in
Monday afternoon caucus, is from
Gibson County, West Tennessee.
just where be was born has never
been fully determined, as he claims to
have first seen the light of day in De-
catur and in Henderson. He iss
lawyer of no mean ability and;a wit of
indisputable ability. Mr., Ware ia
not an asPirant for senatorial houOrs,
aud has informed his friends that the
honor about to be thrust upon him will
not be accepted. He felt no fears of the
lightning and thertf0re made bold Ia
visit the capital city at this troubles
some time, He has not heart Of hs
nomination in the caucus and will be
somewhat surprised to wake to fame
this morning, Mr., Ware is married
man, and has accumulated a larse
fortune in the practice of law at Milan
criminal practice, He is 3S years
Of age, tall, slender and handsome.
and evidently the stuff Of which legis,
lators are made.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-01-22
VISITATION,

l regret to say that for the latter
half of the past month we have re.
ceived no visits from any mem oers of
tie Board. l trust this has been but
an oversight, and that the regular or.
der of visiting may be kept up during
the rest of the year. Respt.
G. TE KELLOGG, Sup't.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-01-22

The earnings of the Memphis line
of the Louisville ami Nashville this
winter have been greater than for any
corresponding length of time previous.
ly in the history ofthe road.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-01-22

All parties indebted to us will
please come in and make settlement
or some satisfactory arrangement by
the 10Th of February, or we will put
their claims in hands of an officer for
collection. Brown q Dickson.
Milan, January 18th, 1886.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-01-22

Thus il will he seen that the heavI-
est part of the difference between the
total enrolment and present belong
ing falls upon the first four grades.
Especially on the lst, where a differ
enee Of 26 exists.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-01-22

The woods we're a6re between Wa.
verify and Nashville last Sunday eve
ming and many acres were burned
over.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-01-22

All that are indebted h US will
please come forward and settle and
let US start anew with the new year,
LACY d KARNEa
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-01-22
The entire enrolment for the school
wear Thus far is as fOlloWs:
BELONGING.

The total belonging at the present
nate il as follows:
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PERSONAL.
rial rooms.

Professor Freeman Who a travelling abroad IS re-
ported to 10 anxious to the future presidency OF
Trinity College, Oxford
ExGoyernor AIgcr and family OF Michigan. have set
OIL. on n two months journey through California and
cxico travelling In their own private car.
7, " Fr,ncilon the heroine promises her cabman, No
72s fee OF twenty francs 90 Accordingly NJ Dumas
has sent director OF the Paris CAB company 'hat
sum- asking him to pay 1t to the actual no 3lZs, lrO
Nine. lie IIiyerolles promise shouu never NC io' s
ten"
The Rev David Gregg lately Of this city will be In
stalled as pastor OF the Park Street Church. Boston, on
Wednesday next. The sermon on that occasion VIII De
preached by the Rev. DR. William NJ Taylor OF the Broad
way Tabernacle Church
Mr. W s Gilbert il reckessly hauled the Goals by
writer I'm The London Standard. who charges him with
" r,liculinr patriotism In Pnaore," Tho Pirates,
Rnddygore." etc. Then this bumptous critic himsei
sorcy slips up telling how In contrast Lord Tennyson
has sung noby patriotic strains about the herolsm o.
fight of the and the hfythree forms the topic OF
the Lareaes naval masterpiece was Sir Richard uren-
vlo
Ex-senator Bruce Is filling numerous lecture engage
mens this winter.
Men of the Time" this year omts all mention OF Mr.
+ 7 phelp, the American Minister to England: Count
Kanoky and Count Karoyi and the Greek statesman
Mr. rrcoupis nay, It does not mention Sir Charles war
rem, Mr. A. j. Mundea. Sir Charles RUSSELL nor Lord
Iicrsche Dr. Joseph Parker, the sensational London
preacher and Mr. Lewis Carroll author OF 90 Alice In
Wonderland" also among the noble army OF outs
Ex-Governor English and wife, OF Connecticut VIII re-
turn from the England presently and make
nm extended tour through latter country, Scotland
and Ireland.
Miss Pauline Johnson the young Indian poet OF Brant-
ford Canada Is pictured as TALL slender brunette, who
Is proud Of her Indian race.
WAsuISGroy Feb 1O-Nlrs Logan intends TO start for
Chicago next Saturday morning While there she will
take out the necessary papers for administering her hus
hands esta. and will also decide upon his final burial
plapc.
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DYNd MITE IN san FRANCESCA

The attempt to kill Patti with dynamite
bomb. in San Francisco may have originated,
as the dispatches say, in the brain of N
crank y; indeed. that is an explanation which
under ordinary circumstances would have been
the only one conceivable. But it happens in
this case that the circumstances are not Or
binary For month past there has been q
dynamite scare in San Francisco. and not with
out reason. inasmuch as number Of explosions
attributed to q body Of striking strcct-car en-
ployes have alarmed tho public and inflicted
considerable damage upon the property Of the
corporations thus attacked. The atrocity of
these dynamite explosions has been the subject
Of liberal denunciation both Ivy the press and
tho public. 1t has been evident that tho GRIM
inals wcrc perfectly willing to kill oarful Of
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THE TATTCAN'S WAR MENACE.

Tho Vatican is making vigorous efforts to
discipline Prince Bismarck's Catholic opponents.
Cardinal JacObini's letter to the Nunclo at
Munich was an explicit order to their political
leaders 10 refrain from obstrucung the passage
Of the Army bill. They were directed as good
Catholics to vote for the measure, because the
Vatican had obtained important concessions
from Prince Bismarck respecting the Cultur-
kampf. They refused to comply with Cardinal
Jacobinis orders. Their disobcdience is now
revealed by the publication of the Cardinals
letter, and great pressure is brought to bear
upon candidates and constituencies in favor Of
the seven-ycars military proposals. The Cath
Ole bishops, who fifteen years ago were pro
scribed by Prince Bismarck and fairly hunted
out of their dioceses, arc now his most Jealous
cIectiOneering agents. The spectacle is 80
anomalous thati is not strange that the Italian
Deputies are imagining vain things about n
secret alliance between Berlin and the Vatican
respecting the law of guarantees.
The Popc's infallibility in questions of pol
itics has never been claimed even by the stur-
dicst champions Of Ultramontanism. German
Catholics are at liberty, therefore, without re-
belling against ecclesiastical authorities, to con-
denim the Vatican for what appears to be most
| unwaITantable intervention In national politics.
The Catholic Deputies did not, as a matter Of
fact vote against the Army bill. They merely
declined TO sanction large increase In the mil
itary establishment for longer period than
three years. Tho Government demanded q
surrender of all rights of Parliamentary control
over tho army for seven years For refusing
to dispense with their Constitutional privileges
the Catholic members arc now denounced as
enemies of the Empire, European peace and
the Vatican
The Pope is styled by dcvout Catholics the
Vicar of Christ Another name would be the
| Vicar of the Prince Of Peace. With what SEM
blancc Of consistency can the Vatican advo cate
an increase of the colossal war establishments
which are now mcnacing the peace Of Europe
Prince Bsmarcb's Army bill was a challenge
| to Franco to increase its ornaments. That
challenge has been promptly accepted. Every
menace Of that nature, accompanied as this has
been by bullying of General Boulangcr by the
Berlin press, increases enormously the chances
| of ultimate war.
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dfeii HibmL when tho Pan-Elcctro gang OF
fbeou1atbu intrenched themselves in the De-
partnneut OF Justice.
Mr.. Dickerson's references to the unwarrant-
able action Of tho Government arc so inciave
that we publish on another page the closing
passages of his argument for the Bell Company.
Tho "Telephone Annex" is the title which ne
sarcastcally applies to the Department OF JUS
tee as administered in the interest OF this un,
scrup,lous ring of Spectators. His eloquent
denunciations OF this scandalous prostitution OF
public functions ought to revive Congressional
interest in this subject What has become OF
the resolution which the chairman Of the Tel
cphone Investigating Committee induced his
Democratic colleagues to sign3 1t is not too
late to have it, and the reports rs well, discussed
by the House. Tho present Congress should
not be allowed TO come to an end without an
odeouatc debate on the chief investigation Or
dcrcd by it. The Pan-Electric scandal is adj
mitted by honest men in both parties to be in
comparaby the worst ever brought to light in
connection with any National Administration.
VIII this Democratic House allow it's term to
expire without openly placing itself on record
in this matter
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msu. women 4 and chI ia q ~ INA ia oon.

= - ~. ~ ~ 8 - - =
ms0 women 4 and al Ids7n q ~ In, ia COM
ddeied tbs probability 81 such Wholesale MAJ
sacre a merely incidental TO the satisfaction Of
their malice against their former employers.
Unfortunately, however, the police have failed
totally In discovering the dynamite Aends and
what is still worse, they have been unable to
prevent repetition Of the explosions.
Now this state of things is eninently calcu-
lated to stimulate all the cranks in tho COM
munity. The spectacle Of daring, continued
and unpublished crime is certain to have fas-
cination for unbalanced minds, and it is even
possible that the work begun by the strikers
may have been extended by some Of these ir-
responsible persons. The old man who took
the bomb to the theatre with him, intending to
kill the great singer with 1t, may have been in
cited solely by the lust of notOriety or may have
been mad In either case, it cannot bc doubted
that the IMMUNITY with which the street cars
have been blown up one after another i'm
pressed him strongly, and encouraged him to
make his own experiment Lawlcssness which
escapes punishment always reacts upon weak
minds, and the secrecy with which dynamite may
be used, while in itself rcpelling all honorable
men from such means Of vengeance, no doubt
possesses a special attraction for the feeble and
dastardly On the whole. while PATHS escape is
matter for general congratulation, tho people
Of San Francisco ought to DO warned that if
thew do not ferret out and punish severely
their criminal strikers they need not be sur
priscd at something like an epidemic Of the
most dangerous form Of crankincss.
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rNATSTR LINING PRESIDENT

Tho great ability of Democratic House
in voting away q surplus revenue, which 1t has
not tho craftsmanship to reduce. begins to Inc
recognized, not with pleasure or admiration,
nv Democratic Journals. "Thc World says
This Congress has already earned the distinction OF be-
ing the most progato with tho public money oil any that
.ver mat And Democratic President has not
vet placed his upon OF the wholesale grabs ~
the Treasury He goes sraning at gnats and swallow
ing camelssocitous about the drps from the spgot'
but apparently either blind Indifferent to the waste
from the bung.
When the indictment against the Democratic
marty for its faithlcssncss to the public trust
goes before the people next year, this and other
Democratic journals will DO among tho wit
ncsses called. The words OF Indignation now
uttered in difference to public opinion which
they do not venture to disregard, will be sub
mittcd as proof that a Democratic President
and House. elected under pledges to reduce the
cypcnscs Of Government, have proved more
profiga,e and have thrown away moro Of tho
pcople's money than any Republican President
and House during twenty-five years OF Repub-
lican rule. Yet that is but the beginning OF
so-called reform, lower depth Of wanton
wastefulness and ravcnous rascality than had
ever been rcachcdby any party in all the previ-
ous history Of the country. II the Democratic
party should then bc supported in the elections
by the people, and thus justified in its course,
il may he expected to steal and to waste more
and more of the public money year by year.
But every step in this Rake's Progress, from
the shameful beginning to the disastrous end,
was clearly predicted by the Republicans when
This same President, " solicitous about drippngs
from the spi got, Indifferent to waste from the
munc,r was candidate with profusc profess
sions Of reform on his hps.